•On
Oct. 15, 2014, Time Warner announced the launch of a stand-alone, over-the-top,
HBO service in the United States.

•On
Oct. 16, 2014, CBS announced the launch of CBS All Access, a subscription
video-on-demand and live-streaming service that makes available both archived
and current CBS television network programming.

•Between
Oct. 27, 2014, and Jan. 14, 2015, Amazon introduced the Google Chromecast
competitor Fire TV Stick; announced the debut of three original television
series and 12 original television pilots; and signed Woody Allen to create his
first television series.

•Between
Oct. 29, 2014, and Jan. 7, 2015, Netflix made announcements regarding 10
original television series. On Jan. 20, 2015, the company announced it had
added a record 13 million new subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2014,
bringing its total subscriber base to 57.4 million.

•Between
Oct. 30 and Nov. 18, 2014, Hulu announced two original television series.

•On
Jan. 5, 2015, DISH announced the launch of Sling TV, a live, over-the-top
television service, including content from ESPN, Disney, TNT, TBS, Food
Network, HGTV, and the Cartoon Network.

New innovations
such as these have emerged to create a dynamically competitive video market, which
is a very different snapshot relative to the video market 25 years ago. Over
that span, the market share of cable providers has decreased from 95 percent to
55 percent. It is important that video policy reflect the ever-changing market
that sees new competitors and innovations every week.

It is also important to understand that the protection of intellectual property rights plays a pivotal role in the continuing evolution of the video marketplace.